| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade | |
|---|---|
Kevin Hollinrake since 8 July 2024 | |
| Appointer | Leader of the Opposition |
| Inaugural holder | Michael Heseltine |
| Website | The Shadow Cabinet |
The Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade is an office within British politics held by a member of His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition. The duty of the office holder is to scrutinise the actions of the government's Secretary of State for Business and Trade and develop alternative policies. The office holder is a member of the Shadow Cabinet. The position is currently vacant following the 2024 General Election.
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Heseltine | 
|
11 March 1974 | 19 November 1976 | Conservative | Edward Heath | |
| Margaret Thatcher | ||||||
| John Biffen | 19 November 1976 | 4 May 1979 | Conservative | |||
| Eric Varley | 4 May 1979 | 14 July 1979 | Labour | James Callaghan | ||
| John Silkin | 14 July 1979 | 4 November 1980 | Labour | |||
| Stan Orme | 4 November 1980 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | Michael Foot | ||
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | 4 May 1979 | 24 November 1982 | Labour | James Callaghan | ||
| Michael Foot | ||||||
| Peter Archer | 24 November 1982 | 31 October 1983 | Labour | |||
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry & President of the Board of Trade[edit] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
| Peter Shore | 31 October 1983 | 26 October 1984 | Labour | Neil Kinnock | ||
| John Smith | 26 October 1984 | 13 July 1987 | Labour | |||
| Bryan Gould | 
|
13 July 1987 | 2 November 1989 | Labour | ||
| Gordon Brown | 
|
2 November 1989 | 18 July 1992 | Labour | ||
| Robin Cook | 
|
18 July 1992 | 20 October 1994 | Labour | John Smith Margaret Beckett | |
| Jack Cunningham | 20 October 1994 | 19 October 1995 | Labour | Tony Blair | ||
| Margaret Beckett | 
|
19 October 1995 | 2 May 1997 | Labour | ||
| Michael Heseltine |
|
2 May 1997 | 11 June 1997 | Conservative | John Major | |
| John Redwood | 
|
11 June 1997 | 15 June 1999 | Conservative | William Hague | |
| Angela Browning | 
|
15 June 1999 | 26 September 2000 | Conservative | ||
| David Heathcoat-Amory | 
|
26 September 2000 | 18 September 2001 | Conservative | ||
| John Whittingdale | 
|
18 September 2001 | 23 July 2002 | Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | |
| Tim Yeo | 
|
23 July 2002 | 11 November 2003 | Conservative | ||
Shadow Secretary of State for Industry[edit] |
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade[edit] |
Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen O'Brien | 
|
James Arbuthnot | 
|
11 November 2003 | 6 May 2005 | Conservative | Michael Howard | ||
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry & President of the Board of Trade[edit] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Political party | Shadow Cabinet | ||
| David Willetts | 
|
6 May 2005 | 8 December 2005 | Conservative | Michael Howard | |
| Alan Duncan | 
|
8 December 2005 | 2 July 2007 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform[edit] | ||||||
| Alan Duncan |
|
2 July 2007 | 19 January 2009 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills[edit] | ||||||
| Kenneth Clarke | 
|
19 January 2009 | 11 May 2010 | Conservative | David Cameron | |
| Pat McFadden | 
|
11 May 2010 | 8 October 2010 | Labour | Harriet Harman | |
| John Denham | 
|
8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 | Labour | Ed Miliband | |
| Chuka Umunna | 
|
7 October 2011 | 13 September 2015 | Labour | ||
| Harriet Harman | ||||||
| Angela Eagle | 
|
13 September 2015 | 27 June 2016 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn | |
| Jon Trickett | 
|
5 July 2016 | 6 October 2016 | Labour | ||
Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy[edit] | ||||||
| Clive Lewis | 
|
6 October 2016 | 8 February 2017 | Labour | Jeremy Corbyn | |
| Rebecca Long-Bailey | 
|
9 February 2017 | 6 April 2020 | Labour | ||
| Ed Miliband | 
|
6 April 2020 | 29 November 2021 | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy[edit] | ||||||
| Jonathan Reynolds | 
|
29 November 2021 | 7 February 2023 | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade[edit] | ||||||
| Jonathan Reynolds |
|
7 February 2023 | 5 July 2024 | Labour | Keir Starmer | |
| Kevin Hollinrake | 
|
8 July 2024 | Incumbent | Conservative | Rishi Sunak | |
